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Marine Weather Message Issued: 04/22/2024 06:45:08 PM EDT
000
WHUS72 KILM 222245
MWWILM
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
645 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024
AMZ250-252-254-256-222345-
/O.EXP.KILM.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-240422T2300Z/
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
645 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
$$
You can compare the forecast below with the proposed version, which includes enhanced
wave detail over the ocean zones by clicking here.
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FZUS52 KILM 271052
CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-272315-
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will gradually shift southward through the weekend.
Quiet weather will continue into early next week. Easterly flow
will become southerly by Sunday.
$$
AMZ250-272315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
$$
AMZ252-272315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
$$
AMZ254-272315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
AMZ256-272315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
652 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
$$
For a more detailed look at the marine zones associated with our area go here.
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FZNT22 KWBC 270830
OFFNT2
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.
ANZ899-272000-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure will persist over
the northern waters today, then shift to the S portions tonight
through Wed night. A low pressure trough or warm front moves
across the N waters Sun night into Mon. A cold front will push SE
across the northern waters Mon night into Tue then stall across
the central waters Tue. The front will remain stationary into Wed
before move S as a cold front Wed night.
$$
ANZ820-272000-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ915-272000-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ920-272000-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
ANZ905-272000-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
ANZ910-272000-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
ANZ825-272000-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ828-272000-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming
5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ925-272000-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
$$
ANZ830-272000-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
ANZ833-272000-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
$$
ANZ930-272000-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
ANZ835-272000-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
ANZ935-272000-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
430 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.
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